Cheesy Shells
Cheesy Shells by Hill Country Fare has 5 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Undefined
Product Insight: Cheesy Shells
Cheesy Shells by Hill Country Fare is tracked in PlainIngredients with 5 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5, a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), and no Nutri-Score label has been assigned by Open Food Facts contributors. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 4 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale. This product's average ingredient safety score is in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA →
- Monosodium Glutamate - Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (DURUM FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON [FERROUS SULFATE], THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBIFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHEY, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, ENZYMES MODIFIED CHEDDAR CHEESE AND BUTTER (CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], BUTTER [CREAM, SALT, COLOR (ANNATTO EXTRACT)] CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES), CORN STARCH, SALT, PALM OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: BUTTERMILK, BLUE CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SLAT, ENZYMES), MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SUGAR, LACTIC ACID, CODIUM PHAOSPHATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, REDUCED-LACTOSE WHEY, COLOR (YELLOW 5, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW6), CITRIC ACID, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, EMULSIFIER (MONOGLYCERIDES), GUAR GUM, PRESERVATIVES (TBHQ), SODIUM SILICOALUMINATE.
Product Details
- Brand
- Hill Country Fare
- Barcode
- 0041220672820
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
Find Products
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.